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H. W. BOYN.

FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22. 1919.

1 ,323, 1 50. Patented Nqv. 25, 1919.-

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"Be it known that I, HELEN W; B YN, a citizen of the'United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedFastening Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to pins and similar fastening devices used forwearing apparel, and its object is to provide a newand improvedfastening device more especially designed for properly fastening theends of shoulder straps toa womans undergarment without undulydisplaying the fastening device or injuring the delicate materials, such.as ribbons and laces, of which the shoulder straps and portions of thegarment are made. Another object is to permit of readily adjusting theshoulder straps relative to the garment to insure proper supporting ofthe garment on the wearers body. Another object is to hold the shoulderstrap against wrinkling. Another object is to permit the user to readilyplace the fastening device in position on the garment or to remove ittherefrom whenever it is desired to disconnect the shoulder strap fromthe garment. 7

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shownand described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanyingv drawings forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a womans undergarment and shoulderstraps fastened in place by the improved fastening devices;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged rear elevation of the same;

Fig. 1 is an enlarged front view of the fastening device; and

Fig. 5 is a crosssection of the same.

The fastening device is preferably made from a single piece of springwire bent to form a head 10, from the ends of which extend integrallyparallel side arms 11 and 12 between which extend shanks 13 and 14:connected by return bends 15 and 16 with the outer ends of the side arms11 and 12. The

' lengths shanks Band-1a terminate in points 17 and 18 adapted tooverlie recesses 19 and 20 formed in one face of the headlO. Inpractice, the headlO is flattened to permit'of readily formingtherecesses 19 and 20 in.

Specification of Lettersl atent. Patented Nov. 1919. Applicationfi1edApri12 2,1919. Serial no. 231,907. r 71' i 7 the said head for thereception of'the points j I 17 and 18 of thejshanks13 andll so that thepoints are practically concealed and do not form undesirable projectionsat the head end of the fastening device. The side arms 11 and 12 and theshanks 13- and 14 are approximately parallel and are spacedapproximately equal distances apart, as plalnly indicated in thedrawings.

- In using the fastening device, the shanks 13 and ltare slightlypressed outward to;

space the points 17 and 18 from the head 10 to allow of passing thepoint's'17 and 18 through the materials of the two parts 25 and 26 toloefastened together. In practice, the points 17 and 18 are passed twicethrough the materials, as plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, that is, oncenear one edge of the part 25 and the second time adjacent the other edgeof the said part so that only short portions of theshanks 13. and 11 arevisible on the front of the part 26, that is, the undergarment, whilethe part 25 represents the shoulder strap, as indicated. in Fig.1. Afterthe fastening device is engaged with the two parts 25 and 26 then thefree end of the part 2.5 is looped back between the shank 13 and theside arm 11. By

the arrangement described the looping of the free end of the part 25around the side arm 12and between the side arm 11 and the shank 13provides an additional holding means for securly holding the part 25. inposition. It will also be noticed that by the arrangement described thepart 25,

which is usually a delicate ribbon, is not liable to wrinkle up, and thepart 26, which is usually of a delicate fabric such as lace, is notliable to be torn owing to the double engagement of the two shanks 13and 14: with the parts 25 and 26.

The fastening device is made of different and a fastening device isselected in which the distance between the head 10 roe and the returnbends 15 and 16 correspond 7 approximately to the width of the part 25-.It is further understood that shoulder straps .25 are usually attachedby stitches which f have to be removed whenever it is desired todisplace a soiled or injured shoulder strap from. the garment.

Buttons and buttonholes have also been used for detachably connecting ashoulder strap with the garment but such connection is undesirableespecially When the parts are of delicate fabrics. i

It Will also be noticed that by the arrangement described, the fasteningdevice can be readily engaged Withithe part 25. at any point near itsend thus providing means for adjustably fastening the shoulder strap tothe garment to properly supportthe latter on the Wearers body.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent As an article of manufacture, a fastening device forfastening bands, ribbons and the like to a garment, made of a singlepiece of Wire bent to form a head flattened and having spaced pointreceiving recesses, parallel side arms extending integrally from theouter ends of the said head approximately at a right angle thereto, andshanks parallel to the said side arms and having integral return bendsfrom the outer ends of the said side arms, the shanks extendingbe tweenthe at their ends in points engaging the said recesses, the said side.arms-and the said shanks extendingapproximately in the same plane.

HELEN W. BOY-N.

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